Laurent Cantet's followup to his prizewinning The Class focuses on a secret society of high-school girls, with faultless performances all round
Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' teen-empowerment novel, Laurent Cantet's follow up to the Palme d'Or-winner The Class excavates the mindset of another group of awkward, rebellious teenagers, this time in smalltown America in the 1950s. Foxfire is the name given to a secret society of high-school girls determined to fight back against sexual abuse and day-to-day sexism; they are led by the charismatic Legs (Raven Adamson), and include the beefy Goldie (Claire Mazerolle), boy-mad Rita (Madeleine Bisson), and serious-minded Maddy (Katie Coseni), through whose narrative voice we see events proceed. Cantet extracts faultless performances from his cast, most of whom are on a film set for the first time, and evokes the period effortlessly. At well over two hours, Foxfire never feels long; though it unravels...
Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' teen-empowerment novel, Laurent Cantet's follow up to the Palme d'Or-winner The Class excavates the mindset of another group of awkward, rebellious teenagers, this time in smalltown America in the 1950s. Foxfire is the name given to a secret society of high-school girls determined to fight back against sexual abuse and day-to-day sexism; they are led by the charismatic Legs (Raven Adamson), and include the beefy Goldie (Claire Mazerolle), boy-mad Rita (Madeleine Bisson), and serious-minded Maddy (Katie Coseni), through whose narrative voice we see events proceed. Cantet extracts faultless performances from his cast, most of whom are on a film set for the first time, and evokes the period effortlessly. At well over two hours, Foxfire never feels long; though it unravels...
- 8/8/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
★★☆☆☆ Having bagged the prestigious Palme d'Or prize for his last film, 2008's vérité high school drama The Class, award-winning French director Laurent Cantet returns to selected UK cinemas this week with his new feature, Foxfire (2012). Based on Joyce Carol Oates' novel of the same name, it shares some themes with the director's previous piece, but trades modern France for 1950s America. In place of surly Parisian students, the tale presents an unruly gang of young proto-feminists in patriarchal upstate New York, but sadly fails to craft any particular drama of note, despite it seeming inevitable from the outset.
The pacing plays a decisive role in this aforementioned issue, with Cantet's latest getting off to an engaging start before becoming listless, particularly during the second act; this is hardly helped by a cast of characters that lacks depth outside of the ringleader. It's the sparky 'Legs' (an excellent Raven Adamson...
The pacing plays a decisive role in this aforementioned issue, with Cantet's latest getting off to an engaging start before becoming listless, particularly during the second act; this is hardly helped by a cast of characters that lacks depth outside of the ringleader. It's the sparky 'Legs' (an excellent Raven Adamson...
- 8/8/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Some of the finest ever Hollywood filmmakers have hailed from Europe, with the likes of Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch, to name just two, managing to bring their cultural sensibilities and ingenuity to Tinsel Town, embracing the Hollywood romanticism yet always remaining faithful to their roots. Another filmmaker hoping to join that exclusive list is Laurent Cantet, with his debut English speaking picture Foxfire – his first directorial outing since the Palme d’Or winning The Class. No pressure, eh?
Set in 1950s upstate New York, Foxfire is an adaptation of the renowned Joyce Carol Oates novel, a novel that has already been interpreted on screen, in the 1996 attempt starring Angelina Jolie in the lead role of Legs. In this instance, such a role is taken by Raven Adamson, playing the ringleader in a compulsive and anarchist group of young girls, forming a gang called Foxfire and rebelling against an ultimately sexist society.
Set in 1950s upstate New York, Foxfire is an adaptation of the renowned Joyce Carol Oates novel, a novel that has already been interpreted on screen, in the 1996 attempt starring Angelina Jolie in the lead role of Legs. In this instance, such a role is taken by Raven Adamson, playing the ringleader in a compulsive and anarchist group of young girls, forming a gang called Foxfire and rebelling against an ultimately sexist society.
- 8/5/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Hat Trick, Keo Extend Distribution Deal Hat Trick International and Keo Films have extended their distribution deal on a long term basis. The deal was originally struck in March this year to include around 50 hours of programming. It will now include more than 100 hours of new and back catalog content. This year, Hat Trick sold Keo’s Living With The Amish to more than 100 territories including Sbs Australia, Tvnz New Zealand, TV Norge Norway and Svt Sweden. The company will launch Keo shows including Exploring China, Welcome To India, Welcome To Bradford and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast at Mipcom next week. ‘Dans La Maison’ Takes Top Prize At San Sebastian Film Festival François Ozon’s Dans La Maison scooped the top prize, the Golden Shell, at the San Sebastian Film Festival awards over the weekend. Ozon also picked up Best Screenplay for the film. Another double award winner, Snow...
- 10/2/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Francois Ozon's In the House (Dans La Maison), a playful examination of fact and fiction as seen through the prism of a student/teacher relationship, took away the top prize at San Sebastian Film Festival last night.
The director, whose film recently scooped the Fipresci award at Toronto, was awarded both the Golden Shell and the jury prize for best screenplay.
The Silver Shell for best director went to Fernando Trueba for his black and white study of a sculptor's reinvigorated lust for his work in The Artist And The Model (El Artista y la Modelo). The ceremony at the Kursaal auditorium marked a good night for black and white film, as Pablo Berger's silent film Snow White (Blancanieves) (about which, more here) took home the special jury prize, and saw it's young star Macarena Garcia share the Silver Shell actress honours with Foxfire's Katie Coseni.
The Silver.
The director, whose film recently scooped the Fipresci award at Toronto, was awarded both the Golden Shell and the jury prize for best screenplay.
The Silver Shell for best director went to Fernando Trueba for his black and white study of a sculptor's reinvigorated lust for his work in The Artist And The Model (El Artista y la Modelo). The ceremony at the Kursaal auditorium marked a good night for black and white film, as Pablo Berger's silent film Snow White (Blancanieves) (about which, more here) took home the special jury prize, and saw it's young star Macarena Garcia share the Silver Shell actress honours with Foxfire's Katie Coseni.
The Silver.
- 9/29/2012
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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